There are 3 ways to get from Kota Kinabalu to Gold Coast by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane BKI - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
14h 27m$529–1,138Fly to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane BKI - BNK
- Take the bus from Ballina to Surfers Paradisebus
19h 9m$458–1,169Fly to Gold Coast Airport
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane BKI - OOL
14h 30m$459–1,110
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Gold Coast is to fly and bus which costs $450 - $1,200 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Kota Kinabalu to Gold Coast is to fly and train which takes 14h 27m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Kota Kinabalu and Gold Coast is 5545 km.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Kota Kinabalu to Gold Coast, including transfers.
Gold Coast is 2h ahead of Kota Kinabalu. It is currently 7:01 PM in Kota Kinabalu and 9:01 PM in Gold Coast.
There are 2743+ hotels available in Gold Coast.
What companies run services between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Gold Coast, QLD, Australia?
Malaysia Airlines, Jetstar, and seven other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,300
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–3,600
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Ballina to Surfers Paradise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $28–45
- Flexible
- $30–45
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